Delimitation won’t bring down south’s share of seats, Modi, Shah tell Lok Sabha
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented Bills to the Lok Sabha on April 16, 2026, aimed at amending the women's reservation law and conducting a fresh delimitation exercise. The Bills are designed to maintain proportional representation of southern states while increasing the absolute number of seats for each state by approximately 50%. Prime Minister Modi assured that the proportional distribution of seats among states would be maintained.
17 APR 2026
— The Hindu
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, failed to pass the Lok Sabha due to a lack of the required two-thirds majority.
— The Hindu
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, failed to pass the Indian Parliament due to a lack of the required two-thirds majority.
— The Hindu
The Opposition successfully defeated the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, preventing the redistribution of Lok Sabha seats based on the 2011 Census for women's reservation.
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